The Grenada gazette., 1887-10-08
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cultural against the commercial
classes. Had they only taken pain
to inquire into and ascertain TIN
bottom facts they would never hav'
given credence to any such absurd
fallacies. The intention Of the Ali
ance is to wage war upon no class o
citizens at all, unless, indeed, thi
giant monopoles of the day may b'
reckoned among our classes. Th,
Alliance is composed of as good citi
zeus as we have in this country
Among their number are many o
our most intelligent and prosperous
farmers. They have sense enough tt
know that no good could possibly
come to any one out OF such state
of affairs as one class arrayed against
another, and nothing could possibly
be- farther from their inteulions. We
take this occasion to re-publish the
platform of the Alliance, and we defy
any man to show in any single clause
wherein it is in the least inconsistent
with the highest teachings of Chris
tian charity. 1t breathes antagoniSm
to nothing-unless it be something
evil. On the contrary, as set forth III
section 5, its object is "to secure en-
tire harmony and good will among
all mankind"
A broader, more liberal, higher and
| purer code Of morals would be hard
to conceive, and impossible to express
| so briefly as the "Deciaration OF Pur-
poses" of the Farmers Alliance. The
! farmers of this country have been
going from bad to worse year after
year. They have worked hard and
lived harder to try and get ahead in
the world, but all to no purpose.
Their labor in laost instances going
to enrich some one else. They have
seen the poor growing poorer and
the rich richer; and finally as der
nier resort, seeing all other measures
fail to give any relief, and recognize
ing the truth of the old maxim that
''in union there is strength they
concluded to try cooperation, and
this, and this alone, is the head
and front of their offending. All
other classes and trades have long
since recognized this chestnutty old
axiom, and seeing the benefits de-
rived thcrefrom have organized, the
mechanics their unions, the mer-
chants, bankers and brokers their
exchanges, and all for mutual pro-
lection and benefit, Time has only
proven the wisdom of their action,
and it does seem little peculiar and
unfair that the farmers s--the las:
class to see the necessity fo. organi-
zation, and the class that stands
most in need of it-should, when
they attempt to organize for the
selfsame purposes, be locked upon
with suspicion and distrust by any
of these other classes for doing the
same thing that they themselves had
long since done and almost forgotten.
With these few remarks and hop
ing to see you all next Saturday at
the usual hour, we will close by ap-
pending hereto the Declaration of
Purposes of the Farmers Alliance,
herein before mentioned, and if any
non-Al lliance man can find anything
therein to object to, we will be pleas
ed to hear from him:
Profoundly impressed that we, the
the Farmers Alliance, united by the
strong and faithful ties of financial
and home interests, should set forth
our declation of intentions we there
fore resolve,
/, To labor foi the education of the agri-
cultural CLASSES in the science of economical
government. in a non partisan spirit.
>. 10 endorse the motto "In things ceson
tial unity;and in all things. charity.
hntf t,tI ,t,,Il
morally socially and financially.
/, 10 create a better understanding for
sustaining civil officers in mantaing law
and order
j. 70 constantly strive to secure entire
harmony and good will among all mankind
and hrutherlA love among ourselves.
&, To suppress personal. local, sectional and
national prciudic"s: all unhcalthfui rivalry
and selfish ambition.
= The brightest Jewels which 1t gamers are
the tenrs Of widows and orphans, and its
imperative commands are to visit the homes
where laccruted hearts are bleeding: to as
suago the sutiorings ofa brother or sister:
bury the dead; care for the widows and
educate the orphans; to- exercise charity
towards offenders; to construe words and
deeds in their most favorable light, granting
honesty Of purpose and good intentions to
others and to protect the principles Of the
Alliance unto death. Its laws are reason ant
equity, its cardinal doctrines inspire purity
of thought and lite,i intentions sis peace
on earth and good viii towards men,
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Our enterprising young merchant,